Lea Valley High School
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Lea Valley High School is a comprehensive
mixed
state secondary school in the London Borough of Enfield
in North London
. It became the first specialist sports college in Enfield in September 2002. In its bid for redesignation, it chose football as an additional subject. The current principal is Janet Cullen. The school was re-built in 2003 and work was finished in 2006. In January 2009 it was recognised as one of the top 30 improved schools in the country, at 24th place, with 67.4% of students achieveing GCSE's grades A*-C and 5 good GCSE grades or equivalent including Maths and English.
Also, Lea Valley High School has responded quickly to the government requirements where, in late 2010 the government announced a new English Baccalaureate certificate would be awarded to students who achieved grades A*-C in English, Mathematics, two Sciences, a Foreign Language and History or Geography. The reason for its introduction was to combat the perceived fall in the number of students studying foreign languages and science. School league tables now take into account the percentage of students awarded this certificate. The school's flexible curriculum and approach to learning allowed them to support a large number of students achieving the English Baccalaureate.
- Footballer playing for Northampton Town FC.
Ahmed Abdulla
- Professional footballer playing for West Ham United, currently on loan at Swindon Town FC.
Josh Scowen
- Professional footballer playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
Theo Jones - Professional footballer
Ali Setirekli - Professional football playing in Turkey
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
mixed
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
state secondary school in the London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
in North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
. It became the first specialist sports college in Enfield in September 2002. In its bid for redesignation, it chose football as an additional subject. The current principal is Janet Cullen. The school was re-built in 2003 and work was finished in 2006. In January 2009 it was recognised as one of the top 30 improved schools in the country, at 24th place, with 67.4% of students achieveing GCSE's grades A*-C and 5 good GCSE grades or equivalent including Maths and English.
Also, Lea Valley High School has responded quickly to the government requirements where, in late 2010 the government announced a new English Baccalaureate certificate would be awarded to students who achieved grades A*-C in English, Mathematics, two Sciences, a Foreign Language and History or Geography. The reason for its introduction was to combat the perceived fall in the number of students studying foreign languages and science. School league tables now take into account the percentage of students awarded this certificate. The school's flexible curriculum and approach to learning allowed them to support a large number of students achieving the English Baccalaureate.
Uniform
The uniform is, black/navy blue blazer, a white long or short sleved shirt, black/navy blue trousers (boys and girls), black/navy blue pleat skirt (girls), blue and green stripped tie and black shoes.Notable Ex-Pupils
Paul Rodgers (footballer)Paul Rodgers (footballer)
Paul Leo Henry Rodgers , Enfield, is an English professional footballer, who is currently plays for . He formerly played for and . Rodgers plays as a defender, either at centre half or full back.-Career:...
- Footballer playing for Northampton Town FC.
Ahmed Abdulla
Ahmed Abdulla
Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla , is a Saudi Arabian born footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town in the English League Two on loan from West Ham United.-Early life:...
- Professional footballer playing for West Ham United, currently on loan at Swindon Town FC.
Josh Scowen
Josh Scowen
Joshua Charles Scowen is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hemel Hempstead Town on loan from Wycombe Wanderers.-Career:...
- Professional footballer playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
Theo Jones - Professional footballer
Ali Setirekli - Professional football playing in Turkey